Zuma Puts On Brave Face At Cape Town Cabinet Meeting – President Jacob Zuma appeared to be in a jovial mood as he smiled and waved at journalists as he left his official Tuynhuis residence in Cape Town on Wednesday, where he met with ministers for cabinet meeting. This was despite speculation that his resignation as head of state was imminent. [mg]

‘Chill While We Do Our Thing’, ANC Tells SA – The party will not comment on the meeting between Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma. [huff]

French Bank Said To Auction Off R2.2bn In Steinhoff Debt – Natixis SA is auctioning Steinhoff International Holdings debt, days after Commerzbank AG joined lenders cutting exposure to the troubled retailer, according to people familiar with the matter. [f24]

Trump Orders Elaborate Military Parade ‘Like The One In France’ – U.S. President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to plan a grand parade of the U.S. armed forces in Washington this year to celebrate military strength, officials said Tuesday. [cbc]

Spice Girls Reunion World Tour Rumoured To Kick Off In The UK – The meeting that sparked the reunion news happened on February 2, and saw the musicians posting photos on social media of their first full reunion since the 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony. [nme]

De Lille Says Allegation Of R5-Million Bribe Is ‘Utter Hogwash’ – Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has dismissed as “utter hogwash” an allegation that she attempted to solicit a R5-million bribe from a businessman. [tlive]

Classic!

“Temple Of Satan” – The Most Insane Email We Received In Response To Our Angus Buchan Story – We have received plenty of feedback after yesterday’s Angus Buchan story went live, but one reader’s response stands head and shoulders above the rest. [here]

Controversial Businessman Mark Lifman ‘Illegally’ Arrested – Lawyer – Controversial businessman Mark Lifman has been arrested and is in custody for allegedly pointing a firearm in an incident which happened in March 2017, but his lawyer says police have acted illegally. [n24]

Bitcoin Will Someday Be Worth As Much As 40 Times Its Current Value, Says Cameron Winklevoss – The cryptocurrency had a market capitalization or value of $135 billion on Wednesday, according to CoinDesk data. Forty times this would be over $5 trillion. [cnbc]

10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Apple’s HomePod – Apple HomePod sounds really great, works with Apple Music, Siri is still meh, and it requires an iOS device to set up. The end, right? [mash]

Amazon’s Market Value On Verge Of Beating Out Microsoft – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Wednesday was on the verge of ending the day with a stock market value higher than Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) for the first time, as the online shopping behemoth weathered the recent turmoil on Wall Street. [reuters]

Snap Closed Above Its IPO Price For The First Time Since June – The last time Snap’s stock price was this high, we were all waiting with bated breath for the next Spider-Man movie. [qz]

Facebook Hired A Full-Time Pollster To Monitor Zuckerberg’s Approval Ratings – Tavis McGinn applied for a job at Facebook last year hoping to work in market research. [verge]

Jeff Bezos Wishes His 4th Grade Teacher A Happy 80th Birthday In This Sweet Video: ‘Great Teachers Do Change Lives’ – Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, according to Forbes, with a net worth of more than $120 billion. In addition to running the e-commerce behemoth Amazon, he is also the founder of aerospace company, Blue Origin. [cnbc]

This Local Website’s Lingerie Photos Are Pretty Risqué – When you’re selling seriously sexy lingerie, you want models that do your range justice. This local online adult store has done just that. [here]

SA Company Making It Easier To Help Cape Town Survive #DayZero – As Cape Town advances one step closer to Day Zero, companies with a conscience are doing what they can to help us in our hour of need. [here]

Google’s $2.5B Deal For Chelsea Market Is Second-Largest Ever In NYC – Just call it Alphabet Alley. Google, whose parent company is now named Alphabet, is buying everyone’s favorite Chelsea Market from Jamestown for a price that sources say will hit — if not top — an astounding $2.5 billion. [nyp]

Richard Pryor Had Sex With Marlon Brando – Richard Pryor had a lot of sex in the ’70s — and it was with both men and women — including Marlon Brando … according to Pryor’s widow, Jennifer. [tmz]

The Kinky French Film That Puts ‘Fifty Shades’ To Shame – Filmmaker François Ozon’s (‘Swimming Pool’) latest pushes the sexual envelope in ways few American films do. [beast]

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Buy Any Product From Websites That ‘Don’t Ship To SA’ – One of our most exciting partners offers you a PO Box in US, UK or Hong Kong, for you to deliver overseas online purchases to. Postbox Courier handles it from there – getting the package to you in under a week. [more]

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The Ultimate Tool For Every Business Owner And Potential Employee – Whether you’re looking for a career change, or your business needs to find the best person for the job, Fortune 500 company ManpowerGroup SA have you covered. [hired]

Everyone’s Talking About Bitcoin And It’s Time You Got Involved – Buy Bitcoin right now from your phone with Luno’s incredibly simple to use app. Takes five minutes. [luno]

Local Booze Delivery App Will Save Your Life This Silly Season – We’ve always wondered when someone was going to nail the booze delivery game. It’s now impossible to leave the house without hitting traffic so this is just in time. [cheers]

Guaranteed: You Don’t Have To Pay Full Price For A 5-Door MINI – It’s quite easy to pay less than anyone else for a brand new MINI. [check it out]

Heads Up, We’re Also After Quality Coffee – How many times have you started your road trip with a crummy cup of coffee from a petrol station? We’ve had enough, and thankfully vida e caffè have decided to step up to the plate. [covfefe]

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First Month Storage Space 50% Off At Stor-Age – Whether you need a locker for a bicycle or a garage for your house contents, Stor-Age has the space you need. And they’re offering a special 50% offer the first month deal – no strings attached! You can take you stuff out after one month – no problem! [check it out]

Everyone’s Talking About Streaming These Days – There’s a world of entertainment out there, but if you want to get with the program then there’s no better place to start than Showmax. [here]

Affordable Cane Furniture – If you’re buying cane or wicker furniture anywhere else, you’re wasting a lot of time and money. These guys import direct from Malawi. Hand-Made cane furniture – buy online and have it delivered! [check it out]

Get R150 Off Your First Uber Ride – If you haven’t tried Uber yet, you’re making a mockery of yourself. Stop riding cheap unreliable taxis with drivers who don’t know if they’re coming or going. Give yourself the private driver treatment with Uber, and get R150 off your first ride! Sign up and boom, you’re done! [check it out]

So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, somake sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best. [boekenhout]

How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]

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